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[SomeNorseGuy]

Damn, money does really makes shit happen huh.

 

[Coconutt]

Was times not there when the original rog ally released like 2 years ago? All this is is a slightly better version of that.

 

[adamsapple]

I think we need to update this gif

 

[reinking]

i worked in a children's orthopedic surgery department for a number of years, &, if this stuff's the real deal, then, yes, it'd be huge. glad to hear your daughter's doing well. kids are warriors...

That sounds like an awesome job. She is doing great but she was on her way to work as an RN at a NICU when it happened. She is a warrior though.

 

[Come On Tars]

first thought is how tf do you call it an invention lol. It's got a rog with an xbox button.


BUT if xbox can make a version of windows that works handheld with no fluff and fuss. That would be a big deal

 

[Topher]

This is an invention?

Yes. Invention of the Year runner up....

 

[Spukc]

Did people just not paid as much this year?

Ftfy

 

[Karim]

ROG Xbox Ally X: The Best Inventions of 2025

Find out why ROG Xbox Ally X is on TIME's list of 2025's best inventions.

time.com

 

[nikolino840]

It doesn't play xbox console games behind their walled garden. It makes it sound like it does. What is an XBOX library? so fucking confusing for general public.

general publiv don't buy videogames

Business Sales-Age  Thread 'Mat Piscatella: Only 4% of US video game players buy a new game more often than once per month, with a third of players not buying any games at all'

Oct 8, 2025

• LectureMaster
• Replies: 126
• Forum: Gaming Discussion

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[yurinka]

what a bad joke

 

[Codes 208]

I remember you being an xbox fanboy, didn't you had another codes name? Anyways good thing you jump shipped before the ship sanked.

It was omeggos, an old nickname from my xbox days.

When i became a gaffer, i was already kinda swapping between xbox and ps with pc being my main go-to

(I am definitely unapologetically a nintendo fanboy still though. Though I'll still give them shit for dumb decisions)

 

[DenchDeckard]

Played on one this last week at an event at Stockholm.

AMD and Asus were there and there were discussions. Nothing concrete. But the big push is using the AI tops in the ally Xbox to push fsr4 types of scaling.

This thing could be dope in early to mid 2026 so I'm going to hold out to see how it goes.

It might not be this model but in the future, image scaling is going to be awesome on these devices. They are going to be even more appealing.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

A decent number of people contributing to these threads

"It's JUST a windows pc, who actually even cares. It's nothing.

I am furious about it"

 

[Hudo]

Weird. They forgot to add "TIME presented by Microsoft" on the cover.

 

[Mister Wolf]

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Now that's funny.

 

[demigod]

A decent number of people contributing to these threads

"It's JUST a windows pc, who actually even cares. It's nothing.

I am furious about it"

Wtf do you think it is, an xbox handheld?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Now any shit can be on the cover of Time magazine

 

[Heisenberg007]

Must be a real tough technical feat to put an Xbox sticker on Asus Rog Ally device

 

[Gp1]

Remember the Time Magazine 1938 Man of the year?

Well.. yeah...

 

[IDKFA]

Sounds like it was a really quiet year…

Sounds like money exchanging hands. Wonder how much Microsoft paid for this "award"?

 

[PendekarRajawali]

What was 2nd place, the wheel?

Fire.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

My man my man my man my man mymanmymanmymanmyman

Give it a fucking break already.

 

[BlackTron]

They make it sound like the "innovative" part is being able to play your Xbox and PC games on the same machine, which would still be a weak invention, but it can't even do that. It doesn't do it any better or worse than a normal PC using Play Anywhere.

Just about every first party digital xbox one/SX games are cross-buy between console and pc

Okay, so what about the games on Xbox that I actually give a shit about?

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Remember the Time Magazine 1938 Man of the year?

Well.. yeah...

They weren't wrong

 

[Hudo]

 

[Bonfires Down]

If Microsoft had actually pulled off uniting all PC launcher in one seamless, unified UI, I could see the case for it. Seems like they are nowhere close to doing that though.

 

[RAIDEN1]

In the near 40 plus years of handhelds this must go down as the most expensive one ever to buy.....

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Isn't it a bit late for an April fools joke?

It's almost as funny as the time the games awards gave Phil an award for his management skills

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Don't forget their best game of 2024

 

[Haint]

In the near 40 plus years of handhelds this must go down as the most expensive one ever to buy.....

Nah, China'men been making $1500 and $2000 PC handhelds for fat Americans for like 10 years now.

 

[adamsapple]

In the near 40 plus years of handhelds this must go down as the most expensive one ever to buy.....

There's already more expensive handheld gaming PC's in the market right at this moment.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/handheld/legion-go-gen-2/83n10009us

 

[diffusionx]

They make it sound like the "innovative" part is being able to play your Xbox and PC games on the same machine, which would still be a weak invention, but it can't even do that. It doesn't do it any better or worse than a normal PC using Play Anywhere.

Yea it's crazy how TIME came to the same exact conclusion that Microsoft is trying to sell it on and how they did it before the device was even for sale, what are the odds.

 

[Deerock71]

Justifying $1100 PC handhelds...

Nintendo rn:

 

[Yoboman]

My man my man my man my man mymanmymanmymanmyman

Give it a fucking break already.

 

[Effigenius]

AKA 'give us money and we will put you on our top 10 list'